On the characterization of sandwich panels for solar flat plate collectors’ applications: theoretical and experimental investigation
Abstract
This paper presents an experimental characterization on the mechanical behaviour of four different sandwich panels, for use in thermal insulation. These Panels are the results of the combination of four composite materials; two materials as skins (Glass-Polyester and Plywood) and two as cores (Polystyrene and Cork agglomerate). From the comparison between the mechanical behaviour of these four sandwich panels which was tested for three point-bending tests; the sandwich with Glass-Polyester as skin and Cork agglomerate as core has the highest overall stiffness compared to the other sandwich panels. Furthermore, thermal characteristics of these four panels (insulation materials) were numerically used in a comparative study of thermal performances of solar flat plate collectors, FPCs. Thus, we have proceeded to the comparison of these FPCs efficiencies in order to determine the best performing model for agro-alimentary drying applications. From the comparison between these four FPCs, the highest efficiency was obtained from the FPC insulation panel with plywood as skin and cork agglomerate as core.References
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Assael, M. T., K. D. Antoniadis & D. Tzetzis (2008) The use of the transient hot-wires technique for measurement of the thermal conductivity of an epoxy-resin reinforced with glass fibers and/or corbon multiwall nanotubes. Composites science and technology 68(15-16): 3178-3183
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ASTM (2005) Propriétés mécaniques des composites dans la pratique des essais. D 638.
ASTM (2005) Propriétés mécaniques des composites dans la pratique des essais. D 790-81.
Bailleul, J. L., G. Guyonvarch, B. Garnier, Y. Jarny & D. Delaunaya (1996) Identification des proprietés thermiques de composites fibres de verre / resines thermodurcissables ; Application à l’optimisation des procédés de moulage. Rev. Gén. Therm 35 : 65-77.
Bozee, Y., S. Kaang, P. J. Hine & I. M. Ward (2003) The thermal –expansion behavior of hot –compacted polypropylene and polyethylene composites. Composites science and technology. 60: 333-344.
Corigliano, A., E. Rizzi & E. Papa (2000) Experimental characterization and numerical simulations of a syntactic-foam / glass-fiber composite sandwich. Composites Science and Technologiy. 60: 2169-2180.
Devendra, K. & T. Rangaswamy (2012) Evaluation of thermal properties of E-Glass/Epoxy Composites filled by different filler materials. International Journal Of Computational Engineering Research. 2(5): 1708-1714.
Djemai, H., M. Hecini & A. Labed (2014) On the characterization of composite material for flat plat collectors. 7th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, Marrakesh, Morocco, May 06 - 08, 2014.
Duffie, J. A & W. A. Beckman (1991) Solar engineering of thermal processes: Second edition," New York, Wiley.
Hottel, H. & B. Woertz (1942) Performance of flat-plate solar-heat collectors.Trans. ASME, Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., United States 64: 91-104.
Kumlutaş, D., I. H. Tavman & M. Turhan Çoban (2003) Thermal conductivity of particle filled polyethylene composite materials. Composites science and technology: 63(1): 113-117.
Labed, A., N. Moummi, A. Benchabane, K. Aoues & A. Moummi (2011) Performance investigation of single- and double-pass solar air heaters through the use of various fin geometries. Int. J. of Sustainable Energy. 210: 423-434.
Labed, A., A. Rouag, A. Benchabane, N. Moummi & M. Zerouali (2015) Applicability of solar desiccant cooling systems in Algerian Sahara: Experimental investigation of flat plate collectors. Journal of Applied Engineering Science & Technology 1(2): 61-69.
Lakreb, N., B. Bezzazi & H. Pereira (2015) Mechanical behavior of multilayered sandwich panels of wood veneer and a core of cork agglomerates. Materials and Design. 65: 627–636.
NF EN (2005) Plastics determination of flexural properties amendment. ISO 178/A1.
Sacadura, J. F. (1980) Initiation aux transferts thermiques : Cast. INSA, Lyon, Paris.
Shahdin, A., L. Mezeix, C. Bouvet, J. Morlier & Y. Gourinat (2009) Fabrication and mechanical testing of glass fiber entangled sandwich beams: A comparison with honeycomb and foam sandwich beams. Composite Structures, 90(4), 404-412.
Published
2016-03-27
How to Cite
DJEMAI, Hocine; HECINI, Mabrouk; LABED, Adnane.
On the characterization of sandwich panels for solar flat plate collectors’ applications: theoretical and experimental investigation.
Journal of Applied Engineering Science & Technology, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 1, p. 15-22, mar. 2016.
ISSN 2571-9815.
Available at: <https://revues.univ-biskra.dz/index.php/jaest/article/view/1508>. Date accessed: 18 apr. 2024.
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Section
Section B: Thermal, Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Keywords
Sandwich panels; Flat plate collector; Thermal efficiency; Cork agglomerate; Polystyrene; Overall stiffness
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